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You can't comprehend that lots of people are enjoying the game? That's probably because you're a certain type of player who's more into competitive endgame content. But that's always a minority (although I agree it's an enthusiastic minority that can really help market a game virally).

This MMO is unlikely to take all that many people from WoW, at least not at the moment. What it's likely to do is capture a new market of people who haven't played MMOs before - precisely because of the RPG aspect.

IOW, it's likely to induce people into playing via the storytelling, and then they may discover the fun of teaming, etc., etc.

I would also agree that a lot hangs on whether BW can sort out the responsiveness problem and pump out lots more endgame content. That might be what makes a difference between an MMO that lasts for 7 years and one that lasts only for 2 or 3.

Bottom line: not everyone takes MMOs as e-sport, or are terribly competitive. There are CRPG and social aspects to them as well. An MMO needs all sorts of players to thrive. You are speaking for the segment that takes MMOs as an e-sport, although even then you're not speaking for all of them (as I've seen some hardcore types enjoying the game too, and being surprised that they are). But there are many, many other players who are enjoying the experience, and who progress slowly enough for some of the things you're talking about not to matter (as I say, not until roundabout month 3, when BW REALLY have to get their **** together).

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/st...-republic.aspx

YOU are grasping at straws.
You aren't a real gamer.

Because this thread name is misleading, and doesn't spark controversy or interest, so no one but myself and 3-4 others are clicking on it. Welcome to the general forums, good sir. I hope you enjoy your stay!

It feels like they pumped about 10% of that into the game and the rest into voice acting that is already old and annoying to listen to when going through it a second time (or in the case of flash points, the 50th time).

Definitely underestimated this and feel like a traditional MMO is more for me after seeing how this is playing out.

I'm not even sure what the point of this link is. Cool, a non-subjective review of the game.

The meat and potatoes of your very own link are in the REPLIES from REAL GAMERS.

Again, not sure what your point was.. but you're certainly proving mine, good sir.

Yes, I get a vibe, I get the vibe that people are loving it. Different servers may be different.

Check the date. October 21st. That was a preview of the game's features
And look... they're in the game.
Sorry you're not a real gamer, or else you would have read the news.

Because if someone doesnt do it the cookie cutter way, it MUST be wrong, right?

...o but I forgot... playing MMO's is serious business and there is not room to have fun

This thread got multiple people who can and do argue it. Do you not believe your own eyes? What is wrong with you?

I disagree, and so does the industry. Mists of Pandaria will bring all those subscribers back, and then some. The only reason WoW's subscriber base went from monumentally amazing to.. monumentally amazing, still, is that Cataclysm was a less-than-epic expansion. I'm not so blind as to not admit that. However, FACT: The crappiest WoW expansion is miles ahead (in every way) of this newly released, 2012 (supposed) MMO. I say supposed in parenthesis because it appears the majority of people are finding their experience in this game to be more of a single-player one, and not that of an MMO. That, again, doesn't hold subscriptions. They dropped the ball, good sir.